Nuclear Innovation North America LLC; South Texas Project, Units 3 and 4, 22746-22747 [2015-09517]

Download as PDF 22746 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 78 / Thursday, April 23, 2015 / Notices Radium-226 and -228, Selenium, Thorium-230, and Uranium for the Southwest Alluvium, Zone 1, and Zone 3. No changes are proposed for the other constituents in License Condition 30.B (i.e., Beryllium, Total Trihalomethanes, and Vanadium). Need for the Proposed Action The proposed action is needed to provide ground water protection standards for the Mill Site that are consistent with 10 CFR part 40, appendix A, paragraph 5B(1) and background ground water quality that is protective of public health and safety. mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Environmental Impacts of the Proposed Action The NRC staff determined that, due to the nature of the proposed action, environmental impacts would be limited to subsurface ground water resources, and that such impacts would be small and not significant. Staff expects no impacts to public health and safety, ecological resources, or historical and cultural resources. Therefore, the NRC staff does not expect significant impacts to result from the proposed modification to the ground water protection standards in SUA–1475 and considers that impacts from the proposed action would be protective of public health and safety and the environment. In conducting its assessment, the NRC staff considered the following: • Information in the license application and supporting documentation; • Information in modeling reports and NRC staff review reports; • Information in land use and environmental monitoring reports; • Information from NRC staff site visits and inspections; • 10 CFR part 40, appendix A, ‘‘Criteria Relating to the Operation of Uranium Mills and the Disposition of Tailings or Wastes Produced by the Extraction or Concentration of Source Material From Ores Processed Primarily for Their Source Material Content;’’ • NUREG–1620, Rev. 1, ‘‘Standard Review Plan for the Review of a Reclamation Plan for Mill Tailings Sites Under Title II of the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978’’ (ADAMS Accession No. ML031550522); and • NUREG–1748, ‘‘Environmental Review Guidance for Licensing Actions Associated with NMSS Programs, Final Report’’ (ADAMS Accession No. ML032540811). VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:53 Apr 22, 2015 Jkt 235001 Environmental Impacts of the Alternatives to the Proposed Action As an alternative to the proposed action, the NRC staff considered denial of the proposed action (i.e., the ‘‘noaction alternative’’). Denial of the proposed license amendment would result in no change in the currently approved ground water protection standards. The proposed action is needed to revise the ground water protection standards to more accurately reflect current background conditions. Both the No-Action alternative and the Proposed Action for the Mill Site are consistent with appendix A, criterion 5, paragraph 5B(1) and background ground water quality that is protective of public health and safety. Agencies and Persons Consulted The NRC staff determined that the proposed action would be limited to impacts to subsurface ground water resources and therefore is not expected to affect listed endangered and threatened species or their critical habitat. As well, the proposed action is not expected to impact potential or identified cultural or historical resources. Therefore, no further consultation was completed under Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act or under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. During preparation of the EA, the NRC staff consulted with the following federal, tribal, and state agencies: the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Regions 6 and 9, the U.S. Department of Energy, the Navajo Nation EPA, and the New Mexico Environment Department. The purpose of this consultation was to request comments on the proposed action; however, none of the agencies identified concerns with the proposed action. III. Finding of No Significant Impact Based on its review of the UNC’s license amendment request to revise License Condition 30.B of SUA–1475, the NRC staff expects there to be no significant environmental impacts in connection with the proposed action as the proposed ground water protection standard values, conceptually, pose no incremental hazards to public health and safety. Therefore, a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) is appropriate and preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement is not warranted. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 9th day of April 2015. PO 00000 Frm 00046 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Craig G. Erlanger, Deputy Director, Division of Fuel Cycle Safety, Safeguards and Environmental Review, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards. [FR Doc. 2015–09516 Filed 4–22–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket Nos. 52–012 and 52–013; NRC– 2008–0091] Nuclear Innovation North America LLC; South Texas Project, Units 3 and 4 Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Combined license application; availability. AGENCY: On September 20, 2007, South Texas Project Nuclear Operating Company (STPNOC) submitted to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) an application for combined licenses (COLs) for two additional units (Units 3 and 4) at the South Texas Project (STP) Electric Generating Station site in Matagorda County near Bay City, Texas. The NRC published a notice of receipt and availability for this COL application in the Federal Register on December 5, 2007. In a letter dated January 19, 2011, STPNOC notified the NRC that, effective January 24, 2011, Nuclear Innovation North America LLC (NINA) became the lead applicant for STP, Units 3 and 4. This notice is being published to notify the public of the availability of the COL application for STP, Units 3 and 4. DATES: The COL application is available on April 23, 2015. ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2008–0091 when contacting the NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You may obtain publicly-available information related to this document using any of the following methods: • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC–2008–0091. Address questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463; email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For technical questions, contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document. • NRC’s Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly available documents online in the ADAMS Public Documents collection at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\23APN1.SGM 23APN1 22747 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 78 / Thursday, April 23, 2015 / Notices adams.html. To begin the search, select ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, please contact the NRC’s Public Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The ADAMS accession number for each document referenced (if it available in ADAMS) is provided the first time that a document is referenced. For the convenience of the reader, the ADAMS accession numbers are provided in a table in the ‘‘Availability of Documents’’ section of this document. • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public documents at the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom Tai, telephone: 301–415–8484, email: Tom.Tai@nrc.gov; or Luis Betancourt, telephone: 301–415–6145, email: Luis.Betancourt@nrc.gov. Both are staff of the Office of New Reactors, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555–0001. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On September 20, 2007, the NRC received a COL application from STPNOC, filed pursuant to Section 103 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and Part 52 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), ‘‘Licenses, Certifications, and Approvals for Nuclear Power Plants,’’ to construct and operate two additional units (Units 3 and 4) at the STP Electric Generating Station site in Matagorda County near Bay City, Texas. The additional units are based on the U.S. Advanced Boiling Water Reactor design, which is certified in 10 CFR part 52, appendix A. The NRC published a notice of receipt and availability for an application for a COL in the Federal Register on December 5, 2007 (72 FR 68597). In a letter dated January 19, 2011, STPNOC notified the NRC that, effective January 24, 2011, NINA became the lead applicant for STP, Units 3 and 4. As such, NINA assumed responsibility for the design, construction and licensing of STP, Units 3 and 4. The application is currently under review by the NRC. An applicant may seek a COL in accordance with Subpart C of 10 CFR part 52. The information submitted by the applicant includes certain administrative information, such as financial qualifications submitted pursuant to 10 CFR 52.77, as well as technical information submitted pursuant to 10 CFR 52.79. This notice is being provided in accordance with the requirements in 10 CFR 50.43(a)(3). Availability of Documents The documents identified in the following table are available to interested persons through the ADAMS Public Documents collection. A copy of the COL application is also available for public inspection at the NRC’s PDR and at https://www.nrc.gov/reactors/newreactors/col.html. ADAMS Accession No. Document mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES South Texas Project, Units 3 and 4, Combined License Application, Revision 0, September 20, 2007 ........................................ South Texas Project, Units 3 and 4, Supplement to Combined License Application ‘‘Safeguards Information,’’ Part 8, Revision 0, September 26, 2007. South Texas Project, Units 3 and 4, Supplement to Combined License Application Revision 0, October 15, 2007 ..................... South Texas Project, Units 3 and 4, Supplement to Combined License Application Revision 0, October 18, 2007 ..................... South Texas Project, Units 3 and 4, Supplement to Combined License Application Revision 0, November 13, 2007 ................. South Texas Project, Units 3 and 4, Supplement to Combined License Application Revision 0, November 21, 2007 ................. South Texas Project, Units 3 and 4, Combined License Application, Revision 1, January 31, 2008 ............................................. South Texas Project, Units 3 and 4, Submittal of Supplement to Combined License Application ‘‘Safeguards Information,’’ Part 8, Revision 1, January 31, 2008. South Texas Project, Units 3 and 4, Combined License Application, Revision 2, September 24, 2008 ........................................ South Texas Project, Units 3 and 4, Submittal of Supplement to Combined License Application ‘‘Safeguards Information,’’ Part 8, Revision 2, September 24, 2008. South Texas Project, Units 3 and 4, Submittal of Combined License Application, ‘‘Proprietary Information,’’ Part 10, Revision 2, December 11, 2008. South Texas Project, Units 3 and 4, Combined License Application, Revision 3, September 16, 2009 ........................................ South Texas Project, Units 3 and 4, Submittal of Supplement to Combined License Application ‘‘Safeguards Information,’’ Part 8, Revision 3, July 15, 2010. South Texas Project, Units 3 and 4, Combined License Application, Revision 4, October 5, 2010 ............................................... South Texas Project, Units 3 and 4, Submittal of Supplement to Combined License Application ‘‘Safeguards Information,’’ Part 8, Revision 4, February 3, 2011. South Texas Project, Units 3 and 4, Update to Change in Lead Applicant, January 19, 2011 ...................................................... South Texas Project, Units 3 and 4, Combined License Application, Revision 5, January 26, 2011 ............................................. South Texas Project, Units 3 and 4, Submittal of Supplement to Combined License Application ‘‘Safeguards Information,’’ Part 8, Revision 5, August 30, 2011. South Texas Project, Units 3 and 4, Combined License Application, Revision 6, August 30, 2011 .............................................. South Texas Project, Units 3 and 4, Combined License Application, Revision 7, February 1, 2012 ............................................. South Texas Project, Units 3 and 4, Combined License Application, Revision 8, September 17, 2012 ........................................ South Texas Project, Units 3 and 4, Combined License Application, Revision 9, April 17, 2013 .................................................. South Texas Project, Units 3 and 4, Combined License Application, Revision 10, October 29, 2013 ........................................... South Texas Project, Units 3 and 4, Combined License Application, Revision 11, October 21, 2014 ........................................... Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 14th day of April 2015. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Samuel Lee, Chief, Licensing Branch 2, Division of New Reactor Licensing, Office of New Reactors. [FR Doc. 2015–09517 Filed 4–22–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:53 Apr 22, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00047 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 E:\FR\FM\23APN1.SGM 23APN1 ML072830407. ML072740461. ML072960352. ML072960489. ML073200992. ML073310616. ML080700399. ML080420090. ML082830938. ML082730700. ML083530131. ML092930393. ML102010268. ML102861292. ML110400425. ML110250369. ML110340451. ML11243A171. ML11252A505. ML12048A714. ML12291A415. ML13115A094. ML13310A599. ML14307A876.

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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 78 (Thursday, April 23, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22746-22747]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-09517]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket Nos. 52-012 and 52-013; NRC-2008-0091]


Nuclear Innovation North America LLC; South Texas Project, Units 
3 and 4

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Combined license application; availability.

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SUMMARY: On September 20, 2007, South Texas Project Nuclear Operating 
Company (STPNOC) submitted to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 
(NRC) an application for combined licenses (COLs) for two additional 
units (Units 3 and 4) at the South Texas Project (STP) Electric 
Generating Station site in Matagorda County near Bay City, Texas. The 
NRC published a notice of receipt and availability for this COL 
application in the Federal Register on December 5, 2007. In a letter 
dated January 19, 2011, STPNOC notified the NRC that, effective January 
24, 2011, Nuclear Innovation North America LLC (NINA) became the lead 
applicant for STP, Units 3 and 4. This notice is being published to 
notify the public of the availability of the COL application for STP, 
Units 3 and 4.

DATES: The COL application is available on April 23, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2008-0091 when contacting the 
NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You 
may obtain publicly-available information related to this document 
using any of the following methods:
     Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2008-0091. Address 
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-415-
3463; email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For technical questions, contact 
the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of 
this document.
     NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System 
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly available documents online in the 
ADAMS Public Documents collection at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/

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adams.html. To begin the search, select ``ADAMS Public Documents'' and 
then select ``Begin Web-based ADAMS Search.'' For problems with ADAMS, 
please contact the NRC's Public Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 
1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or by email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The 
ADAMS accession number for each document referenced (if it available in 
ADAMS) is provided the first time that a document is referenced. For 
the convenience of the reader, the ADAMS accession numbers are provided 
in a table in the ``Availability of Documents'' section of this 
document.
     NRC's PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public 
documents at the NRC's PDR, Room O1-F21, One White Flint North, 11555 
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom Tai, telephone: 301-415-8484, 
email: Tom.Tai@nrc.gov; or Luis Betancourt, telephone: 301-415-6145, 
email: Luis.Betancourt@nrc.gov. Both are staff of the Office of New 
Reactors, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-
0001.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On September 20, 2007, the NRC received a 
COL application from STPNOC, filed pursuant to Section 103 of the 
Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and Part 52 of Title 10 of the 
Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), ``Licenses, Certifications, and 
Approvals for Nuclear Power Plants,'' to construct and operate two 
additional units (Units 3 and 4) at the STP Electric Generating Station 
site in Matagorda County near Bay City, Texas. The additional units are 
based on the U.S. Advanced Boiling Water Reactor design, which is 
certified in 10 CFR part 52, appendix A. The NRC published a notice of 
receipt and availability for an application for a COL in the Federal 
Register on December 5, 2007 (72 FR 68597). In a letter dated January 
19, 2011, STPNOC notified the NRC that, effective January 24, 2011, 
NINA became the lead applicant for STP, Units 3 and 4. As such, NINA 
assumed responsibility for the design, construction and licensing of 
STP, Units 3 and 4. The application is currently under review by the 
NRC.
    An applicant may seek a COL in accordance with Subpart C of 10 CFR 
part 52. The information submitted by the applicant includes certain 
administrative information, such as financial qualifications submitted 
pursuant to 10 CFR 52.77, as well as technical information submitted 
pursuant to 10 CFR 52.79. This notice is being provided in accordance 
with the requirements in 10 CFR 50.43(a)(3).

Availability of Documents

    The documents identified in the following table are available to 
interested persons through the ADAMS Public Documents collection. A 
copy of the COL application is also available for public inspection at 
the NRC's PDR and at https://www.nrc.gov/reactors/new-reactors/col.html.

 
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                Document                       ADAMS  Accession No.
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South Texas Project, Units 3 and 4,       ML072830407.
 Combined License Application, Revision
 0, September 20, 2007.
South Texas Project, Units 3 and 4,       ML072740461.
 Supplement to Combined License
 Application ``Safeguards Information,''
 Part 8, Revision 0, September 26, 2007.
South Texas Project, Units 3 and 4,       ML072960352.
 Supplement to Combined License
 Application Revision 0, October 15,
 2007.
South Texas Project, Units 3 and 4,       ML072960489.
 Supplement to Combined License
 Application Revision 0, October 18,
 2007.
South Texas Project, Units 3 and 4,       ML073200992.
 Supplement to Combined License
 Application Revision 0, November 13,
 2007.
South Texas Project, Units 3 and 4,       ML073310616.
 Supplement to Combined License
 Application Revision 0, November 21,
 2007.
South Texas Project, Units 3 and 4,       ML080700399.
 Combined License Application, Revision
 1, January 31, 2008.
South Texas Project, Units 3 and 4,       ML080420090.
 Submittal of Supplement to Combined
 License Application ``Safeguards
 Information,'' Part 8, Revision 1,
 January 31, 2008.
South Texas Project, Units 3 and 4,       ML082830938.
 Combined License Application, Revision
 2, September 24, 2008.
South Texas Project, Units 3 and 4,       ML082730700.
 Submittal of Supplement to Combined
 License Application ``Safeguards
 Information,'' Part 8, Revision 2,
 September 24, 2008.
South Texas Project, Units 3 and 4,       ML083530131.
 Submittal of Combined License
 Application, ``Proprietary
 Information,'' Part 10, Revision 2,
 December 11, 2008.
South Texas Project, Units 3 and 4,       ML092930393.
 Combined License Application, Revision
 3, September 16, 2009.
South Texas Project, Units 3 and 4,       ML102010268.
 Submittal of Supplement to Combined
 License Application ``Safeguards
 Information,'' Part 8, Revision 3, July
 15, 2010.
South Texas Project, Units 3 and 4,       ML102861292.
 Combined License Application, Revision
 4, October 5, 2010.
South Texas Project, Units 3 and 4,       ML110400425.
 Submittal of Supplement to Combined
 License Application ``Safeguards
 Information,'' Part 8, Revision 4,
 February 3, 2011.
South Texas Project, Units 3 and 4,       ML110250369.
 Update to Change in Lead Applicant,
 January 19, 2011.
South Texas Project, Units 3 and 4,       ML110340451.
 Combined License Application, Revision
 5, January 26, 2011.
South Texas Project, Units 3 and 4,       ML11243A171.
 Submittal of Supplement to Combined
 License Application ``Safeguards
 Information,'' Part 8, Revision 5,
 August 30, 2011.
South Texas Project, Units 3 and 4,       ML11252A505.
 Combined License Application, Revision
 6, August 30, 2011.
South Texas Project, Units 3 and 4,       ML12048A714.
 Combined License Application, Revision
 7, February 1, 2012.
South Texas Project, Units 3 and 4,       ML12291A415.
 Combined License Application, Revision
 8, September 17, 2012.
South Texas Project, Units 3 and 4,       ML13115A094.
 Combined License Application, Revision
 9, April 17, 2013.
South Texas Project, Units 3 and 4,       ML13310A599.
 Combined License Application, Revision
 10, October 29, 2013.
South Texas Project, Units 3 and 4,       ML14307A876.
 Combined License Application, Revision
 11, October 21, 2014.
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    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 14th day of April 2015.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Samuel Lee,
Chief, Licensing Branch 2, Division of New Reactor Licensing, Office of 
New Reactors.
[FR Doc. 2015-09517 Filed 4-22-15; 8:45 am]
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